Functionally impaired antibody response to BNT162b2 booster vaccination in CVID IgG responders

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BACKGROUND: Although previous studies described the production of IgG antibodies in a subgroup of patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) following messenger RNA vaccinations with BNT162b2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (CVID responders), the functionality of these antibodies in terms of avidity as measured by the dissociation rate constant (kdis) and the antibody response to booster immunization has not been studied.

OBJECTIVE: We sought to analyze in CVID responders and healthy individuals, the avidity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 serum antibodies and their neutralization capacity as measured by surrogate virus-neutralizing antibodies in addition to IgG-, IgM-, and IgA-antibody levels and the response of circulating (peripheral blood) follicular T-helper cells after a third vaccination with BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccine.

METHODS: Binding IgG, IgA, and IgM serum levels were analyzed by ELISA in patients with CVID responding to the primary vaccination (CVID responders, n = 10) and healthy controls (n = 41). The binding avidity of anti-spike antibodies was investigated using biolayer interferometry in combination with biotin-labeled receptor-binding-domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and streptavidin-labeled sensors. Antigen-specific recall T-cell responses were assessed by measuring activation-induced markers by flow cytometry.

RESULTS: After the third vaccination with BNT162b2, IgG-, IgM-, and IgA-antibody levels, surrogate virus-neutralizing antibody levels, and antibody avidity were lower in CVID responders than in healthy controls. In contrast, anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein avidity was comparable in CVID responders and healthy individuals following primary vaccination. Follicular T-helper cell response to booster vaccination in CVID responders was significantly reduced when compared with that in healthy individuals.

CONCLUSIONS: Impaired affinity maturation during booster response provides new insight into CVID pathophysiology.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:151

Enthalten in:

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 151(2023), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 922-925

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sauerwein, Kai M T [VerfasserIn]
Geier, Christoph B [VerfasserIn]
Stemberger, Roman F [VerfasserIn]
Rossmanith, Raphael [VerfasserIn]
Akyaman, Hüseyin [VerfasserIn]
Illes, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Michael B [VerfasserIn]
Eibl, Martha M [VerfasserIn]
Walter, Jolan E [VerfasserIn]
Wolf, Hermann M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Blocking
Antibodies, Viral
Antibody avidity
BNT162 Vaccine
BNT162b2 booster vaccination
Biolayer interferometry
COVID-19 Vaccines
CTfh
CVID
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 11.04.2023

Date Revised 16.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaci.2022.11.013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349765057